DHS detained a Columbia University student and content creator

Students are seen on the campus of Columbia University on April 14, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images

Department of Homeland Security agents « made misrepresentations » to gain access to a Columbia University residential building and detained a student early Thursday morning, according to a statement issued by the school.

« Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person,' » the statement says.

The Columbia Daily Spectator, the student newspaper, reported that the student who was detained is neuroscience researcher Ellie Aghayeva. Aghayeva is also a content creator with more than 100,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok, and her identity as a stude …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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